Language has always shaped how Canadians see gender. For transgender and gender-diverse people, finding the right words has been an ongoing act of visibility and survival. Before “transgender” entered everyday use, Canadian media and legal records often used medical or sensationalized terms. In the 1960s and 1970s, “transsexual” and “sex change” were the most common […]

As headlines across the world are increasingly covering the legislation used to suppress and roll back the rights of trans, gender non-binary, and queer individuals, it is more important than ever for the global community to acknowledge these atrocities and become informed about ways to partner with allies, advocates, and members of the trans, gender […]

Transgender Awareness Week is observed annually from November 13th to November 19th. Canada has made strides in recognizing trans rights, but there’s still a lot of work to do.

This year, the Trans pride flag celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary as one of the most beloved and iconic symbols of the Transgender community. One of the oldest out of the family of pride flags, the Trans flag was created by Trans woman and US Navy veteran Monica Helms in 1999. She was inspired to do so after a conversation with Michael Page, a friend who happened to be the designer of the Bisexual flag of 1998.

The first Trans Pride March held in Canada took place in Toronto on June 26, 2009. The march was planned and organized by trans rights activist and member of the trans community Karah Mathiason and her wife and fellow member of the trans community Diane Grant. The march was long overdue and a much-needed addition […]

September 14 marks the day the The Pussy Palace, Toronto’s first women and transgender bathhouse, opened in 1998. However, two years later in 2000 it also marked the first – and last – police raid of a bathhouse in Toronto. The Pussy Palace was the first of its kind in Toronto, as it not only […]